Not interesting at all. Boring account of a man that no one would aspire to be as he reads the entire Encyclopedia Britannica, and his family, friends, and world renowned academics make fun of him. He lists random facts from the Britannica along the way but not in a way that you would remember any of them. Do yourself a favor and skip this one. I listened all the way through and wish I had cut my losses at the beginning.

Jacobs takes us along on his journey through the alphabet, but it's not just a highlight real of the best facts in the Britannica. It's also about his experience. How the towering stack of completed books begins to grow, how he is able to apply his new knowledge, and the weird overlaps the articles have in his everyday life. Jacobs is funny, lovably neurotic, and much harder to put down than an actual encyclopedia..

just not for me.. who would like this? hmm... anyone who really loves woody allen monologues would be smitten with this work.

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this book is that old friend who tries way too hard to be clever.. if you are yearning again for a long conversation with that friend, then you should get this book. if you are not, then you should pass.

Promising idea. I wasn't sure you can actually get a whole book out of it, but apparently you can. It's really just as the summary suggests, guy reads the Encyclopedia Britannica, gives all kinds of interesting facts that he reads about, along with personal stories, and his journey to become smarter.Interesting read. I've listened to the audio version of the book on Audible, and the narrator is the best narrator I've listened to. he made the book a joy to listen to.